Private label examination gloves in five steps: agree the specification (latex, nitrile or antimicrobial; sizes XS to XL; powdered or powder-free), approve your box branding, confirm compliance documents (ISO 9001 and ISO 13485:2016 quality-management-system certification; CE BRI-47173-A only for powdered latex examination gloves, PPE Cat III), approve samples, then go into production, shipped FOB Port Klang from our factory in Malaysia.
If you want to sell examination gloves under your own brand, OEM (original equipment manufacturing) and private label are the fastest routes to market. Malaysia is the world’s leading producer of natural rubber gloves, which makes it the natural choice for OEM. Here is how the process works.
What Is OEM / Private Label?
OEM means a factory produces gloves to your specification, with your brand printed on the box. Private label is a specific form of OEM where the product is sold under the retailer’s or distributor’s own name. Both let you build your own brand without owning a production line.
Why Malaysia for Glove OEM
Malaysia supplies a large share of the world’s natural rubber latex gloves. Manufacturing there gives you access to mature rubber processing, established supply chains and internationally recognised quality systems. Pacific Resource Global, a latex examination gloves manufacturer in Malaysia, manufactures in Selangor and exports to more than 60 countries.
The OEM Process, Step by Step
- Specification: agree on material (latex, nitrile or antimicrobial), weight (5.0g), size range (XS to XL) and finish (powdered or powder-free).
- Branding: choose your brand name, logo, box design and inner packaging.
- Compliance: the factory supplies the ISO 9001 and ISO 13485:2016 documentation under its manufacturing name, plus CE BRI-47173-A (PPE Cat III) where the SKU is powdered latex examination gloves.
- Sampling & approval: you approve pre-production samples before mass production.
- Production & shipping: production runs, then goods ship FOB Port Klang, Malaysia.
Brands and Options We Support
Our factory produces under recognised glove brands including Bluemax, 3R, BRI and Protector, and applies the PROTECTOR® d2p antimicrobial technology. This gives OEM customers a proven platform to build on, whether you need standard latex, nitrile or value-added antimicrobial gloves.
Quality You Can Put Your Name On
Every OEM batch is produced under ISO 9001 and ISO 13485:2016 quality management, with a pinhole AQL of 2.5 (latex) / 1.5 (nitrile, per EN 455-1). CE Type-Examination BRI-47173-A applies only when the SKU is powdered latex PPE Cat III — not automatically to every OEM batch or to nitrile. That documentation travels with your brand, which is what distributors and tender evaluators look for.
Start Your OEM Project
Contact info@pacificresourceglobal.com for OEM minimum order quantities, branding samples and a quotation.
Sources and standards
The requirements referenced in this article come from the following public standards and regulations:
- European Commission – harmonised standards for medical devices (EN 455 series)
- European Commission – Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/745
To choose the base glove for your brand, start with our latex examination gloves, nitrile examination gloves, or antimicrobial latex gloves (overview: glove products). US distributors needing non-medical stock can also see our industrial general-purpose nitrile gloves (USA wholesale).